Dear Deb, It's been my experience with every horse
I've had to send them off to someone crazier than I for the first month and then
bring them home for the real training. Don't waste your time in an arena unless
you want an arena horse. Get them out on the trails and start working them. If
you send a horse off to the trainer in Sept., get him back by Oct. and spend the
winter riding him several times a week , by spring you should be ready for a
slow 25. I remember the first 25 I took my horse to, the vet looked at me like I
was crazy and said," Why are you wasting you time doing a 25, this horse should
be doing a 50." I knew physically he probably could have done a 50 but
mentally he was too hyper and needed some training rides. It took several years
of fighting him trying to make him go slow but this year I think
we finally achieved it. Good Luck, Carol.
